Comparing two websites both featured by Site Inspire I consider myself an advocate for design accessibility and it’s a topic that I’m happy to educate others on. The checklist to make a website accessible can be overwhelming if you’re a newcomer. I always find it best to see (no pun intended) real life samples to gain […]
Web accessibility critique Read More »
One Designer’s Favorites As a designer, I think it says a lot about your motivations, philosophy, style by what you can find on your bookshelf. Over the years I’ve accumulated a number of good reads as gifts and peer recommendations. Short of conversations and lectures I love to glean information from books and revisit them
What’s on my bookshelf? Part 1 Read More »
Make the most of your time and theirs What stage of the project are you in? Research, Ideation, Concepting, Prototyping? Depending on where you are in the project should dictate your desired goals of the co-design and it’s important that whatever your goal is that it’s communicated to your participants. Conducting a workshop during the
Ensuring a Successful Co-Design Read More »
I have a confession, (deep breath) my personal website is not accessible to those with disabilities. There I said it and admitting there is a problem is always the first step to resolving any issue. After this admission of guilt, I went about detailing what I could do to improve my site. My site, like
Squarespace and Accessibility Read More »
Let’s all be honest with each other. Most of us (designers) and the general public will go about our day not once considering how a disability would affect us in our daily lives. Those days are coming to an end for anyone in the industry of design. Specifically in the domain of web design is
Accessibility and the Impact on Design Trends Read More »
Upon landing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in the dead of winter, I was confronted by a violently flat landscape flanked by two imposing mountain ranges. This landscape was far from anything I’d seen on the east coast. Clearly, I was no longer in New Jersey. Just as the landscapes couldn’t be more different from one
Elk, Cowboys, and Mountains: Jackson Hole Read More »
The Favorite: Out of the many lackluster car commercials Auto’s stood out with their ‘Cashew’. Funny, clever and actually showing the product they’re selling, this commercial checked all the boxes. Want to Hate: I wanted to hate the “Mirror”, it’s a product that completely capitalizes on the most self indulgent qualities of our society. The
Super Bowl Commercial Awards Read More »